TR: RSOE EDIS – Event Report – Biological Hazard : Kolamguda , State of Telangana, India, Asia

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Event report

May 9th 2019 04:18 AM – Biological Hazard – BH-20190509-67808-IND

Base information

EDIS Code: BH-20190509-67808-IND
Event date: May 9th 2019 04:18 AM
Category: Biological Hazard
Continent: Asia
Country: India
State: State of Telangana
Settlement: Kolamguda
Location:
Coordinate: 19.1604016,78.6989009 (WGS84 decimal)

CAP Information

Category: Health - Medical and public health
Urgency: Past - Responsive action is no longer required
Severity: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Scope: Public - For general dissemination to unrestricted audiences
Certainty: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing

Event details

Three children died due to suspected food poisoning in Kolamguda village in Adilabad district on Wednesday. The police said that 22 people, including children, were undergoing treatment at a hospital after they displayed symptoms of food poisoning. The deceased were identified as Siddam Ayyu (6), Siddam Chintu (2) and Kodapa Muthu (14 months). The villagers allegedly consumed some stale mutton curry at a marriage party on Tuesday and started complaining of vomiting and giddiness. Three children, who too had consumed the ‘stale’ food, were declared brought dead by hospital authorities while the condition of the 22 others was stable, the police said. A case was registered and the investigation is on. ITDA PO Krishna Aditya and Utnoor DSP B David Yesudas and others visited the deceased at Utnoor Government Hospital.

Biohazard Information

Disease name: Mass Food-poisoning
Biohazard level: Level 2 - Medium
Biohazard definitions: Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. "Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures", see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents.

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